REFRESHING MINDS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 15 March 2016
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £568,322
Latest expenditure: £535,750
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 61 Moresby Road, LONDON, E5 9LE

Website recorded by the regulator: www.refreshingminds.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Refreshing Minds, a user-led youth club, targets vulnerable girls from North London. Our wraparound youth support includes weekend and after-school clubs, social skills/therapy sessions, holiday camps, and an annual pantomime. With continued research on changing needs, Refreshing Minds is determined to bridge the gap and enable challenged youth to become confident, capable contributors to society.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 28 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 28 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £568,322
Total Gross Expenditure: £535,750

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £664,447
Total Gross Expenditure: £585,869

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 22 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 22 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £474,209
Total Gross Expenditure: £453,479

Fin Period Start Date: 31 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 9 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 9 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £404,623
Total Gross Expenditure: £418,171

Fin Period Start Date: 31 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 22 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 22 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £251,822
Total Gross Expenditure: £239,692

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 28 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £568,322
Total Gross Expenditure: £535,750
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £24,924
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £664,447
Total Gross Expenditure: £585,869
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £33,913
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 42

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 22 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £474,209
Total Gross Expenditure: £453,479
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £22,750
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 31 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 9 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £404,623
Total Gross Expenditure: £418,171
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £11,350
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 31 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 22 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £251,822
Total Gross Expenditure: £239,692
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £9,980
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 38

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 28 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 512962
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 55360
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 568322
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £47,754
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £487,996
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 535750
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 49417
Expenditure Support Costs: 49417
Expenditure Depreciation: 3847
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £56,398
Assets Total Fixed: 15390
Assets Own Use: 15390
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £143,850
Assets Total Liabilities: £6,575
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £152,665
Creditors One Year Total Current: 6575
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £43,850
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 56398
Funds Restricted: 96267
Funds Total: 152665
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 208848
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 455599
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 664447
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £32,951
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £497,294
Expenditure Other: 55624
Expenditure Total: 585869
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 6260
Expenditure Governance: 55624
Expenditure Support Costs: 55624
Expenditure Depreciation: 3841
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £56,125
Assets Total Fixed: 15363
Assets Own Use: 15363
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £108,927
Assets Total Liabilities: £4,197
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £120,093
Creditors One Year Total Current: 4197
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £8,927
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 56125
Funds Restricted: 63968
Funds Total: 120093
Count Employees: 4
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Hackney
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Haringey
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: REFRESHING MINDS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2016-03-15T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 19 AUG 2014AS AMENDED ON 22/02/2016
Charitable Objects: THE TRUSTEES MUST APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN FURTHERING THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS"):(I) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN THE BOROUGHS OF HACKNEY AND HARINGEY, LONDON THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.(II) TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management